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Recognised as Colour

#FA6000

  • #FA6000
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Orange red

#FA6000 is a orange with RGB values 250, 96, 0 and HSL 23°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FA6000#FA6000
HEX#FA6000
RGBrgb(250, 96, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9804, 0.3765, 0
RGB percentages98%, 37.6%, 0%
HSLhsl(23, 100%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(23, 100%, 98%)
CMYK0%, 61.6%, 100%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,408,576
CSS custom property--colour: #FA6000;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#059FFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E7C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 61.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B39F00no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Tritanopia#FF3452no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.3Dark orange · ΔE 21.8Chocolate · ΔE 23.4Tomato · ΔE 23.7Red · ΔE 25.5Coral · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#009AFA
Analogous#FA001D, #FADD00
Triadic#00FA60, #6000FA
Split complementary#00FADD, #001DFA
Tetradic#1DFA00, #009AFA, #DD00FA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFDDC7
Lighter +30%#FFBD94
Lighter +20%#FF9E61
Lighter +10%#FF7E2E
Darker −10%#C74C00
Darker −20%#943900
Darker −30%#612500
Darker −40%#2E1200
More saturated +25%#FA6000
Less saturated −25%#DB671F

Channel breakdown

R250
G96
B0
Red250 (98%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue23.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FA · G 60 · B 00

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